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Joe Lindsley, also writing as JP Lindsley, is an American journalist.

Lindsley is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. In 2003, while an undergrad, he launched The Irish Rover , an independent, Catholic biweekly student newspaper. [1] During his time at Notre Dame, Lindsley also worked as research assistant to Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes. [2]

In 2009, Lindsley was hired by Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. [2] He was appointed editor-in-chief of two local newspapers owned by Ailes, the Putnam County News & Recorder and the Putnam County Courier , both published in Putnam County, New York where Ailes lived. Lindsley transformed them into publications with an aggressively conservative editorial line. [3] [2]

Lindsley became a close confidant and protégé of Ailes and his wife, but left Ailes's employ in April 2011 after disagreements with Ailes. In 2017, he wrote a novelistic memoir, Fake News, True Story, chronicling his time working for Ailes. He self-published the book after failing to find a publisher. [2]

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References

  1. D'addario, Daniel (9 January 2014). "First excerpt of explosive Roger Ailes biography: Five biggest shockers". Salon .
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